Kashmiri Saffron, Certified Organic

This saffron is USDA Certified Organic and originates from Kashmir, India. Looking for Organic Spanish Saffron? Click here. Check out Mini Measuring Spoons for saffron and other spices. Check out this Mortar & Pestle for Saffron. Species: Crocus sativus All about our Organic Kashmiri Saffron. Saffron is the world’s most treasured spice. 75,000 saffron crocuses are needed to produce a single pound of saffron threads, explaining the precious nature of the spice. Its beautiful, red-gold strands are the styles and stigmas of the Saffron Crocus – the purple saffron flower. They are meticulously handpicked; their flavor is unique, subtle, delicate and slightly sweet. Of all the varieties available, Kashmiri Saffron from India is the rarest and most precious of all. Its thicker stands, robust color, deeper flavor and aroma set it apart from other varieties, in part due to its limited production as well as its higher levels of safranal, crocin and picrocrocin - three of its main componen